The carcass of the hoodwinker fish that appeared on Gearhart beach on June 3. (Image credit: Tiffany Boothe/Seaside Aquarium) A rare giant hoodwinker sunfish that washed ashore Gearhart beach in Oregon could be the largest of its species ever sampled. Beachgoers were stunned when a massive, 7-foot-long (2 meters) fish with a round body, huge fins…
Did you know that an orca whale was spotted hunting down a great white shark all alone? Scientists confirmed their findings in African Journal of Marine Science lately, based on a video footage and photographs of the event in June 2023. Orcas are known to typically hunt in packs of about 2 to 6. If they ever…
It’s common knowledge that medium-sized animals like cheetahs, tigers or even dogs are known to be faster than bigger animals like elephants, or even smaller ants. However, there are exceptions. An interdisciplinary team of scientists provide a biomechanical explanation – combining biology with mechanics (as in physics). Apparently, their findings can inform robot designs, inspired…
Shiva stars are shown in green and Shakti stars in pink.© S. Payne-Wardenaar / K. Malhan / MPIA Two Astronomers, Khyati Malhan and Hans-Walter Rix of the Max Planck Institute for Astronomy, through their analysis, have successfully pinpointed what are believed to be two integral components or building blocks in the formation of the Milky Way: they…
Imagine a world with a virtually unlimited source of clean energy that could power our cities, industries, and homes without the harmful emissions and environmental impacts of fossil fuels. This isn’t science fiction—it’s the promise of fusion energy. But what exactly is fusion energy, and how close are we to making it a reality? Nuclear…
An artist’s impression of merging quasars. (International Gemini Observatory/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/M. Garlick) We’ve just seen concrete confirmation that galaxies could collide and grow in the early Universe. Scientists have finally caught two blazing quasars – galaxies powered by supermassive black holes – in the very act of merging together in the Cosmic Dawn just 900 million years after the Big Bang…
A recent study has delved into the potential of teleparallel gravity to address the persistent tension surrounding the expansion of the universe, a challenge that general relativity has yet to resolve. Unraveling the Expanding Universe In the early 20th century, Edwin Hubble’s observations revealed that the cosmos is expanding, a discovery that fundamentally altered our…
